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W.H. Dodds
Photograph of W.H. Dodds (d. 10/1944), the janitor at E.A. Gastman school for 18 years. He was also the property man at the YWCA building. The photo was taken by Vandeventer, and ran in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review on January 6, 1907.
Frank S. Dodd
Photograph of Frank S. Dodd (d. 3/22/1952). He was the former manager and part owner of the Decatur Herald. In 1912, he sold his interest in the company, but remained president. He worked as a publisher of the Richmond Indiana Item for many…
Robert C. Doake
Photograph of Robert C. Doake (d. 11/22/1945). He was the co-owner of the former Chapman-Doake Co. which was one of Decatur's oldest grain processing and dealer firms. The company gave its milling business in 1935 after a fire destroyed its mill…
Benjamin Dill
Photograph of Benjamin Dill (d. 1/7/1926). Dill was a Decatur contractor who built many houses and schools in and near Decatur. He also built the first house in Maroa, IL. Dill was an Alderman in Decatur for 2 years and commissioner of highways in…
Dewein, Victor C.
Photograph of Victor C. Dewein (d. 3/8/1926). He was a prominent grain dealer in Illinois, and the past president of the Illinois Grain Dealers Association. He owned grain elevators at Forsyth and Emery. Dewein was also connected to the…
Delano, Crunelle, and Taft
Photograph of Frederic A. Delano, Laurence Crunelle, and Lorado Taft at the joint luncheon of the Illinois Art Extension tour and the American Civic Association at the Decatur Country Club on September 30, 1929. Delano was the president of the…
Martin L. Deck
Photograph of Martin L. Deck (d. 11/8/1932). He was a former Decatur real estate man, and laid out an addition to Decatur. He also acted as an appraiser for a building and loan association. Deck also donated the ground for the First English…
Dawson Family Reunion
Photograph of the Dawson family reunion. the photo was taken by Studio International, and used in the Decatur Herald or Daily Review.
Arthur N. Dawson
Photograph of Arthur N. Dawson (d. 10/19/1943). Dawson was a guard at Oakes Products division of Houdaille-Hershey. He was also a state highway patrolman and Decatur patrolman for several years. In 1930 and 1940, Dawson ran for the Republican…